Morenci High School - Copper Cat Yearbook (Morenci, AZ)

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flf ZIJQWJMW After designing and building their high- rider bikes, Donald Horn and Javier Salazar often use them to ride to school. Students Qhaff, Rocky Davis, Leonard Morales, and Miyiglkgigggolgt-i, converse while waiting to get to their lockers during a class change. ' Keeping busy before the 1:10 afternoon bell, Chris Saiz tries his skill at sliding down the railing. Richard Martinez, Johnny Valdez, Charlie Romero, and Jorge Monge watch the action.

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TDTFILLV TUBULFAR Totally Awesome Facility freaks out student body Students were anything but eat before I have to start back. grossed out at the new facility A big change from the old high when school opened in August. school was the lack of windows in Like oh my Gawd could well the new building. I hate not hav- have been the motto for the year. ing any windows, remarked sen- Words were hard to come by when ior Michelle Maldonado. There's discovering the innovative details no way to escape from boring class and awesome planning that went assignments. For others it wasn't into the new school. much of a change, though. As Those first days in the fall were freshman Beatrice Denogean stat- bizarre as students gradually ed, It really isn't any different came into total contact with the since the middle school doesn't school. Whether it was automatic have windows either. shut-off faucets in the bathroom, Another feature of the new I folding walls in classrooms, or real- building was class lockers located , ly dark darkrooms' '... the over- in different sections. Each class had I s all effect was: a lot of students its lockers in a separate hallway. were totally blitzedf' Seniors especially liked having Yes, the new wave language their own location. As Donna Cha- had hit the campus by the time vez stated, It adds to the feeling T3kI'l9 advantage ofthe shade, Hawld school started. Favorite expres- of senior pride to have our own Buckne' and Joelmrlch ea' their lunch in an sions used by the students includ- section and it gives freshmen some- alcove of the pam' ed: Gag me with a spoon, thing to look forward to. Chris That's beastie, Like barf-out, Rodri uez disa reed sa in , I Senif' K?'hv Causef eniovs an Iceueafm Like bag your face man, and liked fghe old arrgngement llmeger. It ZgsxjgnslnaxhlsgrgzfxrggiggrK1?1Th.Whlle That's TOTALLY out of it. It's made it easier to walk your girl- great talking like this, remarked friend to class or to share a locker I V Paula Jones, because you get lots with her. l ' of laughs. It makes me feel bilin- By far the biggest complaint gual, added Rodrick Hogg. about the lockers was their size. With the opening of the new fa- They aren't big enough for any- cility, only students from Stargo thing, remarked Kathy Ulibarri. 9 and sites 1 and 2 were bused to The double deckers created a 3 . school. A few rode bikes and some crowd between classes, too, as stu- UX I drove, but the most used method dents tried to get at the upper and of transportation was by foot. lower lockers. 34 While some students preferred By far the most humorous as- Ji to eat their lunch in the multi-pur- pect of the new building was the Q pose room or on the patio, the bell system. They're weird man! majority walked home. I like to laughed Steve Brannon. I don't get some of my mom's good hot know quite how to explain them. food, explained Bonnie Lopez. Leigh Ann Owen knew just what Senior Debra Vasquez had another they reminded her of, . . . a hos- reason for hurrying home. It gives pital when they page a doctor. me a chance to watch one of my Still another idea came from facul- I favorite soap operas. Preferring ty member, Mrs. Sandra Hudgens. to stay at school, Lisa Franco com- Everytime I hear them I expect mented, . . . by the time I get someone to open an elevator door home, I only have ten minutes to and say, 'What floor please?' 12-NEW WAVES TDTALIJ' IQASPY

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S ti fl If 'S Members of the court applaud Prom Queen, Mona Rodriguez, and King, Armando Tellez, following the crowning ceremony. A smiling Patti Delgado receives a rose from assistant principal, Tom Powers, at the last graduation in the old stadium. Enjoying the music of Fame at the '82 prom are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edens. 14-REFLECTIONS